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PN-40s

Originally Posted by Ekidokai

That seems to be a common problem with that unit. I read somewhere else that 2 or three other people had that happen to them right out of the box.

I bought IAMPAW's old PN-20. I knew that worked since she's the # 8 top cacher in Maine! And I like it. I was thinking of getting a PN-40 but now maybe I'll wait until she sells hers to me (she's had no problems so far). Nothing worse than going out for a fun day of caching and your GPS won't work!

"There is nothing- absolutely nothing- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats". Wind In the Willows

I bought IAMPAW's old PN-20. I knew that worked since she's the # 8 top cacher in Maine! And I like it. I was thinking of getting a PN-40 but now maybe I'll wait until she sells hers to me (she's had no problems so far). Nothing worse than going out for a fun day of caching and your GPS won't work!

I would not let word of a few problems keep you from getting a PN-40. Every GPS has had problems with them. If you search back through the GC forum achieves I am sure you can verify that. I have a PN-20 and a PN-40 and I have not had any problems with my PN-40 or my PN-20 since I received them. I would recommend them to anyone.

So this is how it went

Hopped on the "I" southbound today for the trek down to Yarmouth. The further south I went, the harder it rained. Fortunately, I am not suspicious, so I rubbed my lucky penny and drove on. The result? I was unhappy about the fact that I had to wait until the manager finished lunch before he would see me. He quickly apologized and replaced the unit without even having to see the receipt (which I had with me). He even set the unit up for me. I meant to find a few caches this evening, but ran out of time. Overall, I really think that Delorme could improve the customer service a little. However they did not even question the reasons that I wanted to make a return and I was in and out of the store in under 20 minutes. So I would give it a solid 6 out of 10. I overheard a potential customer ask if Delorme has classes for thier products and the sales clerk said no. Which led me to think that they probably could make 4 hour classes that people would pay a small amount to attend. I would have. I really like my PN-20 and just playing around the house with the 40, I really think that it will be a nice unit. The maps are certainly better and the $30 unlimited downloads is a good deal. So as soon as I get out for a solid multiple cache day, I will report back. I'm considering taking Friday morning off and heading back for China. We'll see. An upside was that I got to go across the street and make a find that I DNF'd a few weeks ago. (it had been muggled)